Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers/$NGVC
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About Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc operates natural and organic grocery and dietary supplement stores. It offers the following product categories: natural and organic food, dietary supplements, natural body care, household, pet care products, books, and handouts. The Company has a single reporting segment, natural and organic retail stores, through which business is conducted. The company generates the majority of its revenue from grocery products and dietary supplements, and the rest from other products.
- Ticker
- $NGVC
- Sector
- Consumer Essentials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 3,853
- Headquarters
- Lakewood, United States
- Website
- www.naturalgrocers.com
NGVC Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$672M
14.22
$2.05
1.27
$0.60
2.06%
Price and volume
Market cap
$672M
Beta
1.27
52-week high
$41.14
52-week low
$23.47
Average daily volume
166K
Dividend rate
$0.60
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.1
Quick ratio
0.177
Long term debt to equity
1.172
Total debt to equity
1.348
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
27.54%
Interest coverage (TTM)
22.66%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
95.663
Gross margin (TTM)
33.47%
Net profit margin (TTM)
3.55%
Operating margin (TTM)
4.56%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
21.31%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$350,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
5.69%
Return on equity (TTM)
21.56%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
14.225
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.499
Price to book
2.81
Price to tangible book (TTM)
3.01
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
30.17
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
3.31%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.967
Dividend yield (TTM)
2.06%
Forward dividend yield
2.06%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
2.01%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
9.04%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
6.27%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
6.94%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
33.61%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
13.65%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
12.53%
What the Analysts think about NGVC
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Daily average comparable store sales accelerated to 1.2% in Q3 (up from 0.5% in Q2) and 8.6% on a two-year basis, demonstrating consistent underlying demand (SEC 10-Q).
Natural Grocers increased penetration of its {N}power rewards program by 110 basis points year-over-year to 9.7% of total sales, underscoring strengthening customer loyalty and repeat purchase behavior (GuruFocus).
New store openings continue to perform strongly, with the Lake Geneva, Wisconsin location delivering the second-best opening day ever and the Rapid City, South Dakota opening achieving the best opening day ever, validating the company’s site-selection and marketing strategies (AOL).
Gross margin contracted by 60 basis points to 29.3% in Q3, driven by unfavorable sales mix, higher inventory shrink, and increased freight costs (PR Newswire SEC 10-Q).
Net sales growth remains modest with Q3 up just 1.8% (partially offset by a $1.1 million decline from closed stores) and Q2 up only 0.5% (also offset by closed-store declines), signaling limited top-line momentum (PR Newswire PR Newswire).
Management trimmed its full-year outlook in Q3, narrowing comparable store sales growth to 1.5%–2.0% and reducing EPS guidance to $2.07–$2.11 from $2.07–$2.15, reflecting moderation in growth expectations (GuruFocus).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 4 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing NGVC
AllEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $NGVC weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.02% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | €2.8B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | £2.4B | 0.01% |
SPDR MSCI All Country World IM€SPYI | €7.5B | 0.00% |
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